Telegram announces partnership with Musk's xAI

Telegram announces partnership with Musk's xAI "Together, we win!", he posted on social media. Mr Durov said the arrangement - which is due to last a year - would see his company receive $300m (£223m) in cash and equity from xAI, plus 50% of revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via Telegram. Announcing the deal on social media, Telegram boss Pavel Durov said it would see his firm distribute the AI assistant, Grok, to Telegram's "billion+ users and integrate it into its apps". The encrypted messaging service Telegram has entered into a partnership with Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI. It follows Meta incorporating an AI service into its messaging service, WhatsApp - a development it was forced to defend after grumbling from users. This tie-up brings together two of the most colourful and sometimes controversial figures in tech. Mr Durov was arrested in France in August 2024, after being accused of failing to properly moderate his app to reduce criminality. Critic ... Read full article.